Senior Business Specialist | Product Development & Design

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Qatar-Doha

Description

About The Role

• You will work closely with product managers, designers, and experience strategists to translate complex datasets into meaningful narratives that shape the future of aviation.
• As the **Senior Specialist – Commercial (Catering)**, you will support the Head of Commercial within the Product Development and Design Division (PDD).
• Your are responsible for conducting financial evaluation, investment appraisal and financial modelling for PDD’s strategic initiatives, specifically for Inflight Catering & Culinary functions, cost optimization for menu cycles, catering tenders and celebrity chef programs.
• You will also extend to qualitative analysis and providing financial guidance across the project lifecycle – from feasibility, budget planning, business case development, through to ROI tracking, vendor pricing analysis and cost optimization reviews.
• Your role is a pivotal part in ensuring that design and product decisions are underpinned by robust financial justification aligned to Qatar Airways commercial objectives.
• *As part of your role, your responsibilities will be inclusive of, but not limited to the following:*
• Develop, manage, and continuously refine detailed cost models to accurately track and forecast key catering metrics, including cost per passenger, cost per meal, and wastage rates across all cabin classes and routes..
• Support the development of business case, including CAPEX/OPEX modelling, and payback analysis where required.
• Support long-term financial planning by contributing 5\~10 years product investment forecast and annual budget cycles, ensuring financial alignment across all business stakeholders.
• Perform regular variance analysis, comparing actual costs against budget and forecast, and present detailed, cadenced reports to catering and culinary leadership to identify risks and opportunities.
• Support SMEs on procurement evaluations, contract structuring, commercial negotiation and commercial documentation management with supplier for key product development partners.
• Prepare financial briefing materials for Steering Committee, C-Suite and Board reviews related to major product investments.
• Maintain a repository of financial data, competitor financial analysis, and cost benchmarks to support agile decision-making and continuous improvement of financial forecasts
• Ensure alignment of product financial assumptions with business finance, subject matter (SME), strategy and project management (PMO) teams.
• Be part of an extraordinary story
• Your skills.
• Your imagination.
• Your ambition.
• Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make.
• You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience.
• You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.
• Our best is here and still to come.
• To us, impossible is only a challenge.
• Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.
• Together, everything is possible.

Qualification

• About you
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Business Intelligence, or a related field with minimum 6+ years of experience in financial data analysis, preferably within aviation, travel, or customer experience domains.
• Advanced Excel modelling and financial analysis capability.
• Deep understanding of financial metrics such as TCO, ROI, IRR, NPV and other project appraisal frameworks deemed appropriate
• Familiarity with procurement evaluation, vendor pricing structures, and contract commercial terms.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to challenge assumptions and quantify impact.
• Ability to translate complex financial models into a clear, concise, and persuasive “data-backed narrative”
• Excellent senior stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure on multiple concurrent initiatives with C-level exposure.

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